The Detroit News-Herald (Detroit, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 15, 1943 Page: 1 of 2
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The Detroit News-Herald
OLD SERIES VOL. 49
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
DETROIT. TEXAS. THURSDAY, APRIL 15. 1*48
NEW MRUS VOL. 16 —Mo. 3
A-V-A-L-O-N
ClnrUavillu, Toxin
SATURDAY, APRIL 17
LAW OF THE HORTHWEST’
With CHARLES STARRETT
PREVIEW SAT. NIGHT 10 30
SUN. & MON , APRIL 18 19
MARY MARTIN, UICK POWELL
in Technicolor
“HAPPY GO LUCKY”
TUF.S. & WED., APRIL 20 21
“GIVE OUT, SISTERS”
with ANDREWS SISTERS
Dan Daily, Jr., Charles DuUrrwortli,
Walter Catlett. William Frawley and
the Jivin’ Jacks and Jills.
THURN & FRI. APRIL 22-23
RED SKELTON is
WHISTLING IN DIXIE
with Ann Rutherford, Ceorge Ban-
croft, Guy Kibbee, DLna Lewis,
Peter Whitney
Detroit School Board Red Cross War Fund
Re-elect Frculty j Exceeds Quota in
The Board ol T,u«ees ol >h«j|?ye|-y SeCtiOtt
Detroit Independent School Di*-j J
trict meeting in called session on John T. F,-!:s, county chairman
Saturday night, April 10 re-ehct for the Red Cross War Fund drive
ed the following teachers for the( was pleased with the response giv-
ensuing school term: (en from every ection cf the coun-
Miss Imogene Perry, Mrs. James ty. The county quota was report-
C. Hass, Miss Charlcie Barr, Mrs. ed before the end of the month
J P. Gullion, Miss Bettye Pear (and is now nearly 50 percent over
son, Mrs. G C. Boyer, Miss Ina and a few still coming in.
Mrs. Howland Heads iState Deputy Visits
Women’s Bond Drive Detroit Schools
Mrs. C. V. Howland will have
Faye Tcqgue, Miss Bettye Lee Detroit reported $oOO 01, of this workers b,e,ore the end of
Deputy State Superintendent S.
charge of organizing and directing1 B. Culpepper, Jr. and County Su-
the local drive from house to ] erintendent John T. Felts made'
house in Detroit vicinity, in the (thm annual visit to the local
Women’s ‘ Outfitting the Outfit” | school for accrediting purposes on '
1 drive for Red River County. j Monday afternoon, April 12. They
The county’s qmota is $180,000 ( we™ very complimentary about
1 on the Second War Loan drive.' work observed in the local school.'
' Every home in the county will be Mr. Culpepper will make a writ*
1 called on by a groupe of informed jreport on his visit to the State
the Department of Education and the1
$03 05 by the coioied people.
Cross RoaJs reported $51 92.
Midway, $51.62.
Kunuw ha, $51.10.
New H >pe (colored) Kanawha,
colored)
McCall and Airs. Agnes Scafi.
Leslie I. Crilfin Sr., wa« re-
elected superintendent at a nrevi-j
ous meeting of the board: O W.
Davis, principal elementary school, •
Mbs Laura Jean Taylor principal
high school, and P. G. Cr.ug, col.,1 j>jne
principal colored school, were aLo
re elected at this same previous]
meeting j Kanawha P. ports $51.10
Due to the loss of scholastics' Mrs- Minnie Peacock reports
and the lack of information con-I ^ klO as fol'ows from Kanawha:
cerning the pupil-teacher ratio for | Mr>and Mrs. O. J. Walker $5.00
1943 44 biennium, the board could , Mr an! Mrs W. I. Walker . 5 00
not go further with the election of,Mrs Mittie Bowman......5.00
teachers. Mr and Mrs. C, LX I fart.... 5.00
The board will^act on all other Mr and M s. WiLie Graves. 3 00
jobs in the system just as soon as, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Brown 2 00
month Every household in the Director of Supervision will then
' county will have an opportunity makc an official report to the local
to buy a part of victory. board. The report will be carried :
Full details of the campaign will (in the News-Herald just as soon as
' be released later j it is received.
■ It is hoped that every woman in]
1 M. Robinson Goes
patriotic work. Our men in tii , lx H mi l /vi ri
armed forces are giving jheir all, 10 1^1138 With Ull t0. |
we must lend our money—it is the
least we can do an opportunity to
supply some needed equipment.
Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Robinson
and daughters are visiting Mr.
Red River county has never fall-] Robinson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. |
en down on a Bend drive and we1 J* A. Robinson, while he is on a
should go over the ‘‘Top-’ on this' vacation.
As tlm mw paster of the First
Baptist Church af Detroit, I waat to
take this aseaas ef freeing the pec*
pie of Detroit aad swraaadiag cm
try.
I waat ta visit ia your hoases, hut
I canaot do sack visiting aue week
ead aat of each BMatk.
Everyone is iavited ta attend eur
services and you are always weicauM.
I want to erge the ■embers af the
church ta come. We Deed yea sad
yon need to come.
There is Saaday school at the
church every Saaday at 10 a. as.
Tnere will be preaching service*
Saturday night, May 1, at 8:30
a’clack aad Sunday morning, May 2,
and at night.
Come and worship with as.
Oliver D. Riley, Paster
First Baptist Church, Detroit, Texas
STALLION SERVICE
SAM WHITSON BARN
North Star, Detroit
$5.00 Wh»-n They Servp
Child Fatally Burned
drive with a “Bang.” j Mr. Robinson resigned as Assist- J -
Signed Mrs. C. T. Walker, Ch’m.,ant Director of Refining of the1 pm ||Qrimt7\, Mnilinr
Wonan’s Division Red River Petroleum Administration for War ;I • I. fldlVCy O iflOlllcr
A D. Walker ............ 100
Addie Walker.............. 1.00;
Irene Wa'ktr.............. 1 00
'W.A Walker.............. 1 00 '
Mrs. W. A. Walker .... .. 1 00 of Deport.
Ambrose Boulware.......... 1 00;
they can determine the number of Mfs Winnie Peacock....... 2.00
I teachers that the local school can
use during 1943-44 session.
Wonan’s Division Red River 1 etroieum Administration ior war.M • i« nut f vJ u iTlulllvl
County War Saving Committee, j effective April 1, and after a 30- J A j a *1 a
Under th‘e direction of County days leave will be connected with |Vlll6(l AlllO ACC106Ilt
Mrs. Effie Harvey, who lived in
, Chairman B. B Black and Dis-,the South Port Petroleum Co. as
trict Directress Mrs. John Moore ^,£.n^ra* manaSer of their I exas
City, Texas plant with headquar- South Texas, mother of P. T. Har-
vey, former director of vocational
Presumably having crawled into Opal Boulware
Son Injured in
Defense Plant
Mrs W. 13. Meek received a
message from Los Angeles Calif ,
telling her that her son II E ba-
vin, who was. wo*'ting in a defense
plant in that city, had received
serious injuries to his left foot
that would perhaps necessi'ate the
removal cf the injured member.
We want the ’ocal news.
OPENING
the Gulf Station
I In-
NX c arc opening
Station and w ill -er\i
drinks, eandse
cigars, etc.
Cull
Cold
eiga rettes.
Ice Station
4
at Gulf Station and East End
lee delivered every morning
Phone 12
Porter Norwood
I the hay-filled gange behind his
J home, 277 Clarksville St, to see
his puppies there, five-year-old
William Charles Pittman was fa-
tally buned when the garage
caught fire about 9:30 a. m. Cause
of the tire ha I not been determin-
ed.
The child was the son ol William
H. Pittman Jr, of the Social Se-
curity Board office here, and Mrs
Pittman, the former Miss Virginia
Canterbury of Clarksville. Besides
the parents, a" sister. Dorothy
Rush, survives.
Funeral set vice w as held (Tues-
day at 3 p. m in Clarksville and
interment at Annona.
Inquest was held by W. L. Col-
lins, iustice ol the peace.
The child’s body was tound ly-
ing near the doors of the double
garage, whch was locked fro m the
outside 1 le had apparently crawl
1 00
Martin Edmondson ........ 1 00
Hattie Edmondson.-........ 100
Mrs G. W. Edmondson .... 1.00
Sport Walker............ 100
Gorman Walker . ........ 1 00
Velma White.............. 1 00
Lime r Brock. ............. 1 00
l M Robinson 1 00
Mr-. | M Robinson........ I (K)
Tom Vaughan............ 1.00
Sinimie Hemingway .... LOO
Jim King................ 1.00
Maud Brock.... ...... ... .50
Ervin L3rock.......... , ... .50
Emma Criths...............50
.50
so
50
25
25
25
.25
25
ters in Dallas.
j This plant refines aviation gaso- agriculture in Detroit high school,
hictrirt Tniirt IVIppL^ line aod Butaeiene, the chief con- was killed in an auto accident the
i/lOLI ILL vUUl LlTICClo stjtucnt Qf Synthetic rubber. ] first of last week and Joe Harvey,
his brother, was in a critical con-
The April tetm of the 102nd j
dition Monday, still unconscious.
The car was demol-
Ed King.........
Ed G irrison ...........
Ruby Garrison..........
Richard Wayne Garrison.. .
Jack Walker ...........
Wilma Gene Boulware.....
Mary ! loward Boulware .
, Bobbi Boulware..........
j Mary Virginia Edmondson.
District Court was convened in Baptist Church Services
Clarksvi'le Monday with Judge N. I n in the hospital
L. Oalby presiding. The following • L B B“~". who ^ontly | Mrs. Harvey’, nesk and back
grand jury was empannelied: |m'>,vfd lcrc Irom Oklahoma City were broken and she was crushed
Ross I lughston, foreman, Clarks- *nd':ve5r0"the N«*hb«‘ f““- I" the side.
1U ] North of town, will preach at the ished.
j Baptist church Sunday morning at Funeral services were not held
the 11 o clock hour. The public is untj Saturdey, pend ng theairival
invited to here him. Gf a son fjom Calisorqia, who is in
the Navy.
Philip Latimer Promoted ____
l y
Word was received here this Serviccs p.e.bytman Church
l week that Philip Latimer, who
was reared at Detroit and finished Rev J** Everhart, pastor of the
High School here, and is now sta- Presbyterian ehurch as Clarksville,
tioned at Camp Campbell, Ky., wil> Preach at the Detroit Presby-
has been promoted to the rank of terian church Sunday r ight. Ev-
First Lieutenant. eryone invited.
ville.
James Mitchie, Avery.
D. E Connerly, Clarksville
B. £3. Harrison, Detroit.
Trent Edwards, Woodland.
Luther Giles, Clarksville.
Buck Smothers, Deport.
Charlie Brooks, Bagwell.
Neil Martin, Manchester
Jap Carroll, Negley.
Walter Rice, Clarksville.
R D. Allston, Annona.
Post Oak News
25
ed inside through an opening cut, Dynald Garrison.......... .10
for the dogs. One side of the build-1 Cary White...... . .........10
ing was til ed with hay and much Betty Ruth White...........10
of this was burned.—Paris News. Wanda Joyce White....... 10
Billy Brown ...............10
pv. • f-k • ! Verna Marie Brown.........10
Dies in Paris
Jesse Calvin Wright, 37, of the
Midway community, died at the
Sanitarium in Paris last Friday
morning at 1:10 o’clock from a
22 rill? wound in the head self in-
dieted a few days before at his
home Funeral services were held
at his former home in Hopkins
county.
Surviving are his wife, a six year
old daughter, his father, two
brothers and a sisters.
s
Reynolds Grocery
Hardware and Undertaking
Friendly and Accommodating
Pure Mustard, qt. jar : : :
15c
MINUTE GELATINE, pkjr
15c
MOTHER’S OATS, pktr............
35c
BAKER’S CHOCOLATE, vkii.........
20c
Black Flap: Insect Spray, bottle, 25c and 45c
FACIAL TISSUE, 200 sheets, pktr ..
.. 10c
NOODLES, pktr......................
10c
JELLO, all flavors, pkg................
8c
j Cross Roads $10.92 More
[ Miss Vera Rogers sends in the
follow ing additional list from Cress
Roads:
B G Bailey.......
Mabel Harriscn
Miss Vera Rogers ..
Mrs J IX Sproles
F L. Hart
J >hn Good........
()'lie Roberts ......
Loman 1 lart
Athene H irt......
J antes I Lit t ....
Marcefine Wortham
Marshall Good.....
Martha Good......
Annie B Hicks, col., reports
$1.50 more from New Hope com
munity, Kanawha, making $33 50.
Liza Annie Lewis..........$1.00
Mary E Johnson . .......50
t-pecial on Rayon Hose 'til April 15
Two pair for the price of one
Many sizes and selections in stock
i t w ill take your order. Sec
Mrs. Lester Stone.
“THEY GIVE THEIR
LIVES—YOU LEND
YOUR MONEY"
Bay ao Additional
Bond Now
The Baptist held a1 missionary
meeting here Wednesday.
An eight-pound girl was born
Monday to Mr. and Mrs. Levoy
Hart and has been named Navine
Rejinia.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Craw ford
and family, Mrs. Fannie Ford and
Mr. and Mrs. Garth Crawford and
, son visited Frank Crawtord and
family at Direct Sunday.
Mr and Mrs. J. H Mills spent
Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs.
Edd Ramsey.
A weddng shower was given
TuesJay afternoon at the home of
Mrs Lou se Cag’c for Mrs. John
Walker, the former Mrs. Annie
Ladymon.
1 Vernon Lee Stevens, Preston
Mitchell and Glenn Stevens spent
Sunday afternoon with Newman
Low.
| Mrs. Maronty and Mrs. Bau-
'cum spent Tuesday with Mrs. Val-
lie Lee.
, Pvt. H. P. 'Clark has returned
to Camp William i, Ari:., after a
15 day furlough
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Mills, Mr. i
]and Mrs. Gene Rodgers and son]
and Mrs. Mitchell Lee spent Sun-
Jday with Mr. and Mrs. Edd Ram-
!sey. '
| Pvt. Bud Sutton visited rela*
tives here Monday and T uesday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D Rodgers
j and daughter, Ruth, spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gibson.
Mr. aud Mrs. Eurby Stevens
spent Sunday with Mr. apd Mrs.
W. D. Stevens.
Time to Prepare Ground
to Plant Cucumbers
Seed How Available at Ramsey’s or Melton’s Store
Anyone who lias not signed contract and desire to
plant see ns at once for *» contract.
T L. GUEST, Local Manager
ROTER PICKLE CO.
Send in your news items.
Use the cash system & save money
PRUNES : : 16c lb.
SOUR PICKLES, 1 qt. : 25c
BlueBonnett Hamburger Spread 10c
Baker’s Cocoa, 1 lb.: : 25c
Bromedary Pimientoes,4-oz.can15c
Baker’s Chocolate, 8-oz. box : 20c
RAMSEY’S STORE
N* Try to Hoop Chto(e tor Tear (ceoamdatiee
—— I. 11 i. 1 14
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The Detroit News-Herald (Detroit, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 15, 1943, newspaper, April 15, 1943; Detroit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth855203/m1/1/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Red River County Public Library.